Hepatic localization of endothelin-1 in patients with idiopathic portal hypertension and cirrhosis of the liver
β Scribed by Patrick S. Kamath; Herschel A. Carpenter; Ricardo V. Lloyd; Michael A. McKusick; Jeffery L. Steers; David M. Nagorney; Virginia M. Miller
- Book ID
- 111722931
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 400 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
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